The Three Part Test: Legality

In three segment of the MOOC created by Columbia Global Freedom of Expression, Agnès Callamard reviews the legitimate restriction to freedom of expression under International Human Rights Standard. The question that Callamards aims to answer is under which conditions can restricting free speech be legitimate. The answer to that question is located in the wording of the international or regional provisions related to freedom of expression which had resulted in the so-called Three Part Test. In this first segment, Callamard focuses on the first test, or step, the test of legality. She explains what it means by presenting the conclusions of various expert bodies, as well as some decisions by the international jurisprudence.